TABLES. 219 



AMOUNT OF SEED REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. 



KIND OF SEED 



METHOD OF SOWING 



Amt. per Acre 



Asparagus 



Beans, Dwarf, 



Pole 



Beet, 



Cabbage, 



Carrot, 



Cauliflower 



Celery, 



Corn 



Cucumber, 



Cress, water or upland 



Egg-Plant 



Kale, or Sprouts 



Lettuce 



Muskmelon, 



Melon, Water, 



Onion, 



,seed for sets 



" .sets 



Parsnip 



Peas, 



Potato (cut tubers) 



Pumpkin 



Radish, 



Sage 



Sulsify, 



Spinach, 



Squash, Bush, 



'• Running, 



Tomato, 



Turnip, 



1 oz. for 50 ft. of drill, or. 

 In drills 



In beds to transplant. 



In drills 



1 oz. for 1000 plants.. 

 1 oz. for 2000 plants.. 

 In hills 



In drills 



1 oz. for 1000 plants. 



In drills 



1 oz. for 1000 plants. 



In hills 



In hills 



In drills 



In drills 



Broadcast. 



In hills.. 

 In drills. 



In hills. 



To transplant. 



In drills 



Broadcast 



4 to 5 lbs. 



lVobus. 

 10 to 12 qts. 



5 to 6 lbs. 



y 4 lb. 

 2 to 4 lbs. 



8 to 10 qts. 



2 lbs. 



2 tO 3 lbs. 



3 to 4 lbs. 



2 to 



4 to 



5 to 



6 to 

 4 to 



1 to 



2 to 



7 to 

 4 to 



8 to 

 8 to 

 8 to 



10 to 

 4 to 



3 to 



1 to 

 3 to 



3 lbs. 



5 lbs. 



6 lbs. 

 30 lbs. 

 12bus. 



6 lbs. 



2 bus. 



3 bus. 

 10 bus. 



5 lbs. 

 10 lbs. 

 10 lbs. 

 10 lbs. 

 12 qts. 



6 lbs. 



4 lbs. 

 % lb. 



2 lbs. 

 4 lbs. 



AVERAGE TIME REQUIRED FOR GARDEN SEEDS TO 

 GERMINATE. 



(UNDER GOOD CONDITIONS.) 



